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Charts:

April 25, 2011

# 1
Foo Fighters
"Wasting Light"
Billboard Albums #1 - Foo Fighters

# 1
Lady GaGa
"Born This Way"
Euro Singles #1 - Lady GaGa

# 1
Adele
"21"
UK Albums #1 - Adele

# 1
LMFAO
"Party Rock Anthem"
UK Singles #1 - LMFAO


Birthdays:

April 12, 1970
Nicholas Lofton Hexum (311)

April 12, 1964
Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)

April 12, 1962
Art Alexakis (Everclear)

April 12, 1958
Will Sergeant (Echo & The Bunnymen)

April 12, 1957
Vince Gill

April 12, 1956
Herbert Gronemeyer

April 12, 1951
Alexander Briley (Village People)

April 12, 1950
David Cassidy

April 12, 1944
John Kay (Steppenwolf)

April 12, 1940
Herbie Hancock



Johnny Marr Says 'Nothing Ever Over' Following Cribs Departure

April 12, 2011
Johnny Marr Says 'Nothing Ever Over' Following Cribs DepartureJohnny Marr has hinted that he may work with The Cribs again following his departure from the group. On Monday (April 11), the former Smiths guitarist announced that he had left the Wakefield band to focus on his own solo work. Read more >>

Tom Vek To Release New Album 'Leisure Seizure'

April 12, 2011
Tom Vek To Release New Album 'Leisure Seizure'Tom Vek is set to release a new album, it's been announced. The album, entitled 'Leisure Seizure', will be preceded by the single 'A Chore'. Release dates for both the album and single have yet to be confirmed. Read more >>

Robbie Williams 'Big Brother' To Princess Beatrice

April 12, 2011
Robbie Williams 'Big Brother' To Princess BeatriceRobbie Williams has become good friends with Princess Beatrice and refers to her as "sis", according to reports. The Take That star apparently hit it off with the 22-year-old royal after being introduced by her mother, Sarah Ferguson. Read more >>

Arctic Monkeys Debut New Single 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair'

April 12, 2011
Arctic Monkeys Debut New Single 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair'Arctic Monkeys have debuted their new single 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair'. The track, taken from forthcoming album 'Suck It And See', is available to listen to at the bottom of this page. Read more >>

Rihanna Announces 10th London O2 Arena Gig

April 12, 2011
Rihanna Announces 10th London O2 Arena GigRihanna has announced a record-breaking 10th and final gig at London's O2 Arena. The singer will perform the new date on December 20 as part of her UK tour, promoter Live Nation said. Read more >>

Slash To Play High Voltage Festival 2011

April 12, 2011
Slash To Play High Voltage Festival 2011Slash will play an exclusive set at this year's High Voltage festival in London, it's been announced. The former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver star will perform on the main stage of the event, which takes place on July 23-24 in Victoria Park. Read more >>

Arctic Monkeys Plan November Tour

April 12, 2011
Arctic Monkeys Plan November TourArctic Monkeys have revealed that they will probably tour in November. The Sheffield band, who release their anticipated new album 'Suck It And See' on June 6, have said they will probably hit the road in November to promote the new record. Read more >>

The Antlers, Pete and the Pirates Added To Line-Up For Summer Sundae Festival 2011

April 12, 2011
The Antlers, Pete and the Pirates Added To Line-Up For Summer Sundae Festival 2011The Antlers, Pete and the Pirates are among the latest acts that have been added to the line-up for this year's Summer Sundae Festival in Leicester. The event, which takes place in Leicester's Victoria Park on August 12-14 will also feature Example, McFly and I Am Kloot, Chapel Club, Reef, Beth Jeans Houghton and The Heartbreaks. Read more >>

Adele's Chart Success Boosts Music Market Sales

April 12, 2011
Adele's Chart Success Boosts Music Market SalesAdele's recent chart success has helped boost music market sales, it has been revealed. The London singer who has had major success with new album '21' and debut '19' has accounted for one in every ten album sales in the first quarter of 2011. Read more >>

Lady Gaga Falls Off Piano At Houston Monster Ball Gig

April 12, 2011
Lady Gaga Falls Off Piano At Houston Monster Ball GigLady Gaga fell from her piano as she performed in Houston as part of her Monster Ball tour. The singer took a tumble as she tried to get down from standing on the piano's keys during a rendition of the song, 'You And I'. Read more >>

Ray Davies Wants The Kinks To Reform

April 12, 2011
Ray Davies Wants The Kinks To ReformRay Davies has revealed that he wants The Kinks to reform. The singer has said that the band are ready for a reunion any time soon. Read more >>

Deep Purple Announce UK Arena Tour With Orchestra

April 12, 2011
Deep Purple Announce UK Arena Tour With OrchestraDeep Purple have announced details of a UK arena tour, which will see them perform alongside a 38-piece symphony orchestra. The band, who formed in 1968 and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, will kick off their jaunt in Glasgow on November 26. Read more >>

Gwen Stefani: No Doubt Recording Depeche Mode Inspired Album

April 12, 2011
Gwen Stefani: No Doubt Recording Depeche Mode Inspired AlbumGwen Stefani has revealed details about No Doubt's new album. The singer, who is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2001's 'Rock Steady', said that No Doubt have completed ten tracks for their comeback album which will hopefully be out this year. Read more >>

Razorlight, Mark Ronson For Shakedown Festival 2011

April 12, 2011
Razorlight, Mark Ronson For Shakedown Festival 2011Razorlight will headline this year's Shakedown festival in Brighton, it has been revealed. The one-day festival, which takes place at Stanmer Park in Brighton on Saturday July 9, will also feature Mark Ronson, Example and 2manyDJs. Read more >>

Noah And The Whale, Iron And Wine For Green Man Festival 2011

April 12, 2011
Noah And The Whale, Iron And Wine For Green Man Festival 2011Noah And The Whale and Iron And Wine have been added to the line-up for this year's Green Man festival. Iron And Wine will join Fleet Foxes and Explosions In The Sky on the headline stage on the Sunday night of the festival. Read more >>

Beyonce Teams Up With Lady Gaga Director For New Video

April 12, 2011
Beyonce Teams Up With Lady Gaga Director For New VideoBeyonce has teamed up with Lady Gaga director for her new video. The singer has hired Franic Lawrence to direct the video for her new single, which is believed to be 'Girl'. Read more >>

Frankie & The Heartstrings For Liverpool Sound City 2011

April 12, 2011
Frankie & The Heartstrings For Liverpool Sound City 2011Frankie & The Heartstrings, The Computers and Our Mountain have been added to the line-up for this year's Liverpool Sound City festival 2011. The initial line-up also includes Miles Kane, Wretch 32 ,Young Knives, Clinic and Radiohead's Philip Selway, Black Lips, Spank Rock, The xx's Jamie Smith, The Whip and Trophy Wife. Read more >>

Lykke Li For Latitude Festival 2011

April 12, 2011
Lykke Li For Latitude Festival 2011Lykke Li has been added to the line-up for this year's Latitude festival in Suffolk. Glasvegas, Seasick Steve, Iron & Wine and Dog Is Dead will also appear. Read more >>

Katy B Announces October UK Tour

April 12, 2011
Katy B Announces October UK TourKaty B is set to embark on a UK tour this autumn, it's been announced. The singer will play 15 dates, starting at the Regent Theatre in Ipswich on October 8 and concluding in Plymouth on November 2. Read more >>

Peter Hook To Play Joy Division's 'Closer' At Second Manchester Show

April 12, 2011
Peter Hook To Play Joy Division's 'Closer' At Second Manchester ShowPeter Hook has announced details of a second Manchester gig in May. The bassist will play Joy Division's 1980 album 'Closer' in its entirety live at The Factory in Manchester on May 18 after the first show sold out. Read more >>

Gwyneth Paltrow To Perform Adele Cover On Glee

April 12, 2011
Gwyneth Paltrow To Perform Adele Cover On GleeGwyneth Paltrow will perform an Adele cover on Glee, it has been reported. Paltrow, the wife of Coldplay's Chris Martin, performs Adele's 'Turning Tables' as the character Holly Holliday during new episode 'A Night Of Neglect', reports Entertainment Weekly. Read more >>

Patrick Wolf And Los Campesinos! Confirmed For Get Loaded In The Park Festival 2011

April 12, 2011
Patrick Wolf And Los Campesinos! Confirmed For Get Loaded In The Park Festival 2011Patrick Wolf and Los Campesinos! are among the latest acts to be added to the line-up for this year's Get Loaded In The Park festival. The event takes place in Clapham Common on June 12 and will be headlined by Razorlight. Read more >>

Busted And Fightstar's Charlie Simpson Launches Solo Career

April 12, 2011
Busted And Fightstar's Charlie Simpson Launches Solo CareerFormer Busted frontman Charlie Simpson has launched a solo career - and posted his debut song 'Down Down Down' online. Simpson, also a member of Fightstar, will release his debut album 'Young Pilgrim' this summer. Read more >>

Rebecca Black 'Friday' Beats Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber On YouTube

April 12, 2011
Rebecca Black 'Friday' Beats Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber On YouTubeRebecca Black's 'Friday' has earned more YouTube views than videos by Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. The LA teen star's video has scored nearly 100 million views since it was first posted on YouTube on February 10. Read more >>

Katy Perry Says Russell Brand Sends 'Inappropriate' Emails To Her Mum

April 12, 2011
Katy Perry Says Russell Brand Sends 'Inappropriate' Emails To Her MumKaty Perry has revealed that her husband, British comedian Russell Brand, sends "inappropriate" emails to her mother. The singer, who married Brand last year, said her mum enjoyed the Arthur star's correspondence, even though she doesn't. Read more >>

Jay-Z Records Vocals For New Sade Song 'The Moon And The Sky'

April 12, 2011
Jay-Z Records Vocals For New Sade Song 'The Moon And The Sky'Jay-Z has recorded a guest rap for a new song by Sade, which you can hear now. The ballad, entitled 'The Moon And The Sky', has been recorded for the singer's new hits retrospective, 'The Ultimate Collection'. Read more >>

Justin Timberlake, Will.I.Am New Songs Leak Online

April 12, 2011
Justin Timberlake, Will.I.Am New Songs Leak OnlineTwo new Will.i.am songs featuring Justin Timberlake have leaked online. The songs, entitled 'Nature Of The World' and 'Going Crazy', began circulating on various blogs today (April 12). Read more >>





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